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The Numbers Game – Dempsey Vs Dembele

5 November 2010 1591 comments
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Last weekend saw a brace from Clint Dempsey grab the headlines in Fulham’s 2-0 win over Wigan as Mark Hughes’ side recovered from two straight league defeats to climb back into the top half of the table.

With a broken leg keeping Bobby Zamora sidelined for the next few months, Dempsey has been playing as an out-of-position forward for the Cottagers and the American has taken his chance to impress. In the six games Fulham have played since Zamora‘s Karl Henry-enforced injury, Dempsey has scored four goals and, taking Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Bonus Points into the equation, has racked up a total of 41 points during this period, compared with just 6 points in the first four league games of the season. Averaging almost seven points per game up front, then, Dempsey is making a mockery of the fact his price has dropped £0.3m (from £7m to £6.7m) since the season began.

In this latest Members article, we check out Dempsey’s key Opta stats from Gameweek 10 and compare them with his Fulham strike-partner Moussa Dembele. The result is somewhat surprising…

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  1. zøphar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Team for this week

    Foster (Krul)
    Acole Konchesky Coleman Perch (Jara)
    Fabregas Adam Etherington (VDV Nani)
    Tevez Drogba Carroll

    I have 4 players who won't start.. Nani is likely to feature in derby and VDV might make the Tuesday game.. I think either way the Tuesday game we will have lineups before deadline so can take VDV out for Nolan/Bale..

    However, to get in Nolan, I have to remove a Newcastle player. How does Perch->Tamas sound? Jara's stats are impressive 11 key passes good for a 4.0 defender..

    Do you think Perch will start any of the next 2 home games? I'm highly doubtful

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I took Nani out and advise the same. You should definitely make some transfers if you can't field 11.

      Nani also has two tough fixtures after this one, and there are no guarantees for the midweek derby.

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  2. Aditya K
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Foster

    Elmo Coleman Jones

    Fabs Malouda Arteta Adam Cleverly

    Drogba Chamakh

    is this team ok for the weekend?

    4pt hit for malouda>bale worth?

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    1. zøphar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Whats your bench?

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      1. Aditya K
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        bench: robbo carroll figueroa williamson

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        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Play Carroll over Cleverley mo

          not worth a point hit at all for Bale, I think Spurs will struggle @ Bolton

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          1. Aditya K
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            hey zoph..i think cleverly will come good this week..playing behind the striker..u never know..

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          2. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            Spurs may struggle at Bolton as you suggest.

            However I looked at it as an 8 day gig. They have 2 juicy home games in the next week. Bale will almost certainly benefit from what will surely now be Van der Vaart's absence in those 3 games.

            On that basis alone Bale in this week (on the distinct possibility that he carries his Champions league form forward for an hour or so today) makes sense as a transfer.

            I've said on here many times that Bale's problem has nothing to do with his abilities and everything to do with VdV taking points away from him. Take VdV out of the equation and Bale should flourish.

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  3. gruffyboy
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Morning all - here's my sick and sordid plan:

    Stam-> Vidic and
    Nani -> either Arteta or Cahill.....which do you think?

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    1. NLB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Arteta

      Not sure it's worth a 4pt hit, unless you can't field 11
      Vidic will probably get a clean sheet (which will repay your hit)
      Don't bank on another goal though!

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  4. Stuck In A Moment
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Hey all,

    Will it be better to play Elmo/Samba in a back four with Vidic, Ivanovic and Ridgewell?

    And also...Nasri/Berbs as captain? Can't decide. Would love some help, thanks!

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    1. gruffyboy
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Tough one mate - I'd go with Berbs; it's very possible that Fabs will take the points away from Nasri

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  5. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Is Gyan starting for sunderland going to make a difference to elmos role?

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    1. Aditya K
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Gyan starts..elmo sarts..welbeck will be benched!

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    2. Nomar
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      There's some speculation about that but I think Elmo will play on the wing anyways.

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  6. Crakers
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Can anyone tell me is Malouda a definant this week?

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    1. Camzy
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry, he's not a definite.

      Either starts or on the bench to come on as a sub for Kalou.

      I think he'll play though. Liverpool away is a big game.

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  7. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Sounds as though Bruce is going to make a few changes after the debacle last week

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  8. Madridista
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I think my bench looks the best:
    Cech - A.Cole - Adam - Nani (Inj. though)

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    1. Crakers
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I disagree with A.Cole on he bench, i think Chelsea will keep a cleany and Liverpool will keep up there shocking form and lose 2-0 with Drogs getting an assist and goal!! Liverpool are shite!!

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  9. Bojaninho
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    camzy my man...
    who did you switch nani to?

    cahill or arteta?

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Arteta.

      He's only 4 points behind Cahill overall, and has scored far fewer goals. When he starts getting penalties and assists, he'll score better than Cahill over the season.

      Also, he's 0.4 cheaper (0.3 when I made my decision), and that value can be put to good use in upgrading defense or wherever.

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      1. Hapless Hat-Tricks
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Done exactly the same thing, went Nani > Arteta over Cahill, although the Australian in me wanted to pick Timmy. Think the wiser choice is Arteta though, when he doesn't score he'll likely get 6 anyway because he's a bonus point magnet.

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        1. Bojaninho
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          nice, ive gone for cahill only cause all the clowns in my mini league would have gone for arteta and cahill is more likely to score a goal..but arteta is mr.bonus point litteraly he almost starts on 6 when they arnt playing a top 4 team..

          dunno if mine was a wise choice but well see

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      2. _Freddo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        There is no value in Arteta until he starts or Everton strikers start scoring, you may aswell go for someone like NZogbia who is much cheaper and offering similar returns.

        At the moment Arteta is an expensive Barry Ferguson.

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Yes. However, unlike Mr Ferguson, he is a threat to score or get an assist at any time.

          Which is why he costs more than Mr Ferguson.

          As you well know anyway. 🙂

          That's the reason why I and a lot of others have got him in. Plus, Yakubu appears to be showing a bit of form and Saha is back so he may have someone to get on the end of those assists now.

          Basically we're paying for the potential he has to get serious points in any given gameweek. Feguson does not offer that same potential.

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  10. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know when Arteta's price protection will be lifted?

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    1. Bojaninho
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      when was he flagged ? before last weeks game...

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  11. Chucky77
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Foster (Carson)
    Elmo, Cole, Simpson, Coleman (Jara)
    Fab(c), Nzog, Adam (VDV, Nani)
    Drog, Obinna, Chamakh

    2.4 in the bank

    To transfer or not to transfer? It's definitely a shaky 11 for this week and would love to get Arteta in, I just don't want to lose VDV or Nani.

    Tentative plan is to hold firm and do no transfers this week, allowing me to do the following next gameweek....
    Chamakh > Carroll
    Adam / nzog > Arteta

    Any strong opinions on that plan?

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    1. Horizontal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Well Nani is definitely out for this weekend and the next two Man U fixtures are tough ones, so I think that the reasoning behind most of his transfers out is because he's unlikely to get many points over the next 9 days (3 gameweeks).

      Assuming the fact that he will drop tomorrow as the herd realise that he's not playing and then transfer him out over the next couple of days, then if you can't field a full 11 players then it makes sense to replace him with Arteta or Cahill for the next 3 gameweeks.

      In addition to that, he's a miserable cheating c*nt. 🙂

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      1. Chucky77
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Hmmm interesting. Was more considering VDV out if anyone. Bought Nani at 8.2 so it's a bit of a price drop for me to lose him just for a couple of fixtures. Need to think this over some more.

        Fair point about him being a miserable cheating c*nt though 🙂

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  12. Manilaman
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    How many yellow cards is a ban?

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  13. Random_Guy
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Should I do Malouda -> Bale? Or is it not worth the trade? Considering that I'll want to bring Nani, VDV and possibly A Cole back into my side in the next couple of weeks? Or should I trade out Elmo for another defender who's more likely to start the next few weeks?

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    1. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Na, Bales points potential will drop as soon as VDV is fit again and Bale returns to a deeper position.

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      That's one of the moves I did this week.

      You can always get VdV back when he's fit again as the Bale move will free up loads of cash for you to be able to upgrade him to Van der Vaart in a week or so's time.

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  14. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Please have a look at my team. i have 11 outfield players who are playing with atleast 3 of them having fixtures against liverpool and arsenal. I haven't used my transfer this week. Whom should i get? Please have a look.

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    1. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Bench Williamson, Nani and VDV and swop your keeper. Other than that I would save a transfer for mid-week and get two, should have more info on VDV and Nani injuries by then....imo

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    2. Horizontal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Pratik: Make it easy for us and post your team, along with subs and available cash.

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      1. Pratik
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        i know. i was lazy, but thanks for the advice. it was what i had done. it was just that so many were transferring nani to arteta/cahill, i didn't know whether i should follow.

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  15. rabm122
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Caved!

    Tried hard to buck the system and find a rational to keep Nani but, just couldn't do it.

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  16. Alex Hunter
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    facking love it!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1hDQatXMrQ

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    1. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Bring on United in round 3!

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  17. Random_Guy
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Should I do Malouda -> Bale just for this round, considering that I will trade Bale to VDV as soon as he is fit? In simple terms, who will score higher this round, Bale or Malouda?

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  18. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I just cant decide i have 12 players however sorely tempted to go VDV - arteta. Surely tottenham could of given out more information , totally in the dark about van der vaarts injury, and do i really want to play , will he wont henext week

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  19. goblinz
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    hey guys is it worth to do nani>arteta for 4 pts? i can field 11 players if malouda plays

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    1. gruffyboy
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      i just have

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    2. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      No

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        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        And your justification, bobwils is.... ?

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        1. bobwils
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Nani is class and IS getting the points. Arteta is class but is not delivering, just check the stats. So why spend 4 points when not improving your long term situation.

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            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            K, bobwils, but Nani is defo out this weekend and will drop in price as others transferred in for him go up and actually play and score points.

            Cahill, Arteta, Dempsey.....they will probably rise fast enough over the next 9 days to mitigate any losses taken by selling Nani.

            That's just my opinion. But thanks for explaining your rationale.

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      For a 4 point hit? Dunno what other transfer you made but that's a worthwhile move if you need to do it to field 11 players.

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      1. goblinz
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        i did hart>foster so i can upgrade my defense next gw. so is it not worth bringing in arteta?

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          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          I think it is, goblinz, but others may disagree. 🙂

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  20. Random_Guy
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Pick 3 out of the following for LONG TERM:
    Malouda, Nani, VDV, Cahill, Fabregas

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    1. @Woolly_Bully9
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      exactly

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Link your team, R_G.

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    3. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Fabs, VDV and for the last one, your guess is as good as mine.

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      1. Random_Guy
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Nani?

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  21. @Woolly_Bully9
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    All of the above discussion is why this week is such a pivotal FF week. Especially with the Xmas period only 6/7 gw's away. Lots of knocks that are testing managers faith in their players. I would say it is only worth subbing out the likes of nani,vdv and malouda if you know you wont be making the reverse substitution one or two weeks down the line. thats why the squads have subs to allow you some lee-way.

    personally i am staying put with vdv and nani, if they dont play im happy for barton/carroll to come off the bench. this is my team: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=8309 (if you click on my name it is my footy blog)

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    1. DOCLES
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      BLAHHHHHHHHHH

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      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Carroll off the bench is OK, but I can't see Barton getting much luck against Arse's mid.

      I think the only way that Newcastle will get a goal against Arse is from set pieces where Carroll uses his height (an advantage against Arse's defence).

      Maybe it'll come from a Barton assist, but I would put Carroll as first sub over Barton.

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      1. _Freddo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        As an Arsenal fan I can honestly say you would be mad NOT to play Carroll, he is exactly the type of player that the defence will be having nightmares about.

        Big, strong, direct, Newcastle will lose but he will have an impact on the game.

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  22. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Im playing nolan and caroll , who wouldnt of got in my team without the injuries.
    If i bring in arteta i have to bench one of them and whichever i bench will score 🙁 so im not transfering

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    1. @Woolly_Bully9
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      everyone will have injuries this week, ride it out

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    2. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Good for you!

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  23. $hahriyar
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    goin with this team for the weekend. Thoughts...

    Foster

    Dann, O'shea, Cole, Elmo

    Fabreagas, Nasri, Cahill

    Drogs, Carroll, Chamakh

    Bench=Coleman,Barton, Morrison

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    1. @Woolly_Bully9
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      looks good, but then again most teams do until 3pm saturday!!!

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    2. Aditya K
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I'd play coleman ahead of carroll!!

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  24. @Woolly_Bully9
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    FF ANONYMOUS- Hi my name is Alex, I am a Wolves fan, also I am a FF-Aholic. it has been 2 days since my last substitution.

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    1. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I think you are very brave for coming out in the open about your problem, and also for stating you are a FF-aholic.

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      1. @Woolly_Bully9
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        its good to share...

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  25. @Woolly_Bully9
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    just a quick reminder for those of you who didnt know, the next deadline is tuesday night 1930hrs for the midweek games

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  26. The Gravless Sheik of Dream…
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Need help guys

    Foster ( Carson )
    Elmo Konchesky Dann ( Alex Richards )
    Malouda Fabregas (c) Nzogbia ( Nani VDV )
    Caroll Berbatov Odemwingi

    Is Malouda in the line up for tmr game? Should i take 4 point hit to change him to Arteta ? or swap VDV instead?

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    1. @Woolly_Bully9
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      ancelotti said he hasnt decided on malouda or kalou, but malouda is available. personally i would swap ot malouda for arteta because of evertons fixtures coming up (blackpool, BOLTON)

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      1. Pratik
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        But chelsea's fixtures are now improving. i think i will get malouda back once he scores a goal.

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  27. bobwils
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Malouda is fit and imo will play as its Liverpool away but Kalou may figure at some stage.

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    1. The Gravless Sheik of Dream…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I have seen news from eurosport that malouda is out for pools game arteta it is then

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  28. Lew
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Hows my team look?

    Foster
    Alex Elmo Coleman (Givet Gohouri)
    Fabs Malouda Bale Yaya (Albrighton)
    Chamakh Drogba Carroll

    3.1m spare, can I improve? I'm thinking Yaya but he has a good fixture and I believe could surge forward more due to Tevez absence? Am I crazy & should I upgrade him?
    (Any transfer will be a 4pt hit)

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    1. @Woolly_Bully9
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      i like your 11 but your bench is awful! i would look to strengthen it a little with free subs

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      1. Lew
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Givet & Albrighton are okay imo.

        Proposed plans in coming weeks (subject to change):

        Gohouri -> Simpson
        Yaya -> Adam/Brunt
        Chamakh -> Tevez

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        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Coleman is unlikely to start, reading between the lines of Moyes' comments today.

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        1. Lew
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          source? please

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          1. Pratik
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            and lew it's not worth a 4pt hit. your hands are just itchy.

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        2. Pratik
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          hey you have malouda, vdv, and nani. whom did you kick out?

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          1. Pratik
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            and i still think coleman will just about start, but maybe not in midweek.

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        3. Bojaninho
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          explain..?

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  29. @Woolly_Bully9
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves will be wearing our new away kit for the first time at old trafford today. it is black...how appropriate!

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  30. @Woolly_Bully9
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    laters all

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